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Sydney, Australia: William Collins, 1977. First edition.. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase.. Pp. xii, 13-304, 60 fine color plates from painting by W. Cooper, 65 distribution maps, some black-and-white text-figures. Publisher’s original two-color cloth, lettered in gilt on the spine, color pictorial dust jacket, in the original cloth-covered slipcase, folio (16 x 11 1/4 inches). This is the definitive study of this magnificent group of birds based on the original field work of William T. Cooper in New Guinea and its islands. Inscribed by the co-author and artist, William T. Cooper, to Ron Sauey, the co-founder of the International Crane Foundation, Baraboo, Wisconsin on the title page. Small empty plain pocket on the rear endpaper and name stamp Ron Sauey Memorial Library on the half-title page and top page edge, no other ownership marks and no signs of use. An important signed copy with great associations.
The Birds Of Paradise And Bower Birds (With Dj And Slipcase) by Cooper, William T., And Joseph M. Forshaw - 1979
by Cooper, William T., And Joseph M. Forshaw
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The Birds Of Paradise And Bower Birds (With Dj And Slipcase)
by Cooper, William T., And Joseph M. Forshaw
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Boston: David R. Godine, 1979. First American Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Color Plates Throughout, B/W Drawings. 303 Pp. Orange And Tan Cloth, Gilt. 16 1/4" X 11 5/16". First American Printing (First Published 1977 In Australia). Fine In Fine Dust Jacket. With The Cloth Covered Slipcase, Unworn But Three Small Circular Waterspots On Front Cover, One About 3/4" Diameter, Two About 1/4" Diameter, No Other Damage.
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- Date Published 1979
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The Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds
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